how do I span more than one line with regex

BartB · 12-11-2011, 06:30 AM

G'day,

I've trolled through the forum and looked elsewhere for the the magic switch that will allow me to collect the text between, say for example, <head> and </head>. I can get the regex to collect when all is on one line but, according to my searching, I need to tell Sigil to allow the dot to collect the newlines as well. How do I do that?

I am using <head>(.*?)</head> to do the finding and the collection.

Pablo · 12-11-2011, 07:32 AM

Search for <head>(.+)</head> with "Regular Expression" and "Minimal matching" selected.

BartB · 12-11-2011, 03:28 PM

Thanks Pablo,

That worked. I note that I had to drop the "?". I'll need to study the Sigil manual and other references a bit more to understand why so that I can let others know if the future. Just in case you aren't around

Pablo · 12-11-2011, 05:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BartB

Thanks Pablo,

That worked. I note that I had to drop the "?". I'll need to study the Sigil manual and other references a bit more to understand why so that I can let others know if the future. Just in case you aren't around

I'm glad it worked. If you look for information, bear in mind that Sigil uses Qt regular expressions.

12-11-2011, 06:30 AM	#1
BartB Member Posts: 18 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Geelong, Australia Device: Kobo	how do I span more than one line with regex G'day, I've trolled through the forum and looked elsewhere for the the magic switch that will allow me to collect the text between, say for example, <head> and </head>. I can get the regex to collect when all is on one line but, according to my searching, I need to tell Sigil to allow the dot to collect the newlines as well. How do I do that? I am using <head>(.*?)</head> to do the finding and the collection.

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12-11-2011, 07:32 AM	#2
Pablo Guru Posts: 970 Karma: 4999999 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Rosario, Argentina Device: SONY PRS-505, PRS-T2	Search for <head>(.+)</head> with "Regular Expression" and "Minimal matching" selected.

12-11-2011, 03:28 PM	#3
BartB Member Posts: 18 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Geelong, Australia Device: Kobo	Thanks Pablo, That worked. I note that I had to drop the "?". I'll need to study the Sigil manual and other references a bit more to understand why so that I can let others know if the future. Just in case you aren't around

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